TradingMarkets 7 Stocks You Need to Know for Wednesday

Although Apple
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and eBay
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are scheduled to report earnings after the close on Wednesday, there are a number of stocks making earnings announcements before the bell.

The Dow closed higher by 127.83. The Nasdaq Composite ended the day up 35.64. And the S&P 500 gained 17.69.

Here are 7 Stocks You Need to Know for Wednesday.

Reporting earnings after the close on Tuesday, Yahoo!
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announced per share earnings of 0.08, in line with expectations.

A large number of key stocks are reporting quarterly earnings Wednesday morning. These include consumer-related names like McDonald’s
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, which is expected to report EPS of 0.82, and Pepsi Bottling Group
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, which is expected to announce per share earnings of 0.05.

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Among the financial companies reporting earnings before the bell on Wednesday is Wells Fargo
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. Earnings per share of 47 cents is what analysts are expecting to hear from Wells Fargo.

Industrial and materials stocks will be represented in Wednesday’s pre-market earnings reports, as well. For the industrials, Boeing
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is expected to announce per share earnings of 0.96. In the earnings spotlight for the basic materials sector will be Freeport McMoran Copper & Gold
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. Analysts are expecting EPS of 0.13 from Freeport McMoran.

AT&T
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reports earnings Wednesday morning before the bell. Analysts are expecting EPS of 50 cents.

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